BJP women MPs on Tuesday (October 13, 2026) met President Droupadi Murmu and sought her intervention for the suspension of Congress MP Angomcha Bimol Akoijam from the Lok Sabha over allegations of sexual harassment at Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).
Ms. Akoijam. The delegation also sought protection for the complainants.
She said a delegation of 15 MPs met the President and requested her to ensure that the Congress MP, who continues to be a member of the Lok Sabha, was removed from the House. Earlier reporting noted: According to a BJP leader, the delegation will meet the president at 1:30pm in the afternoon. Earlier reporting noted: While he has denied the allegations and alleged that a proper investigation was not carried out, the university said it took action after its Internal Complaints Committee (ICC), operating under the POSH Act, found him guilty of sexual misconduct following complaints filed by 11 female students.
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, BJP Mahila Morcha president Roop Kumari Choudhary said the delegation also urged President Murmu to ensure the safety of the women who had filed complaints against the MP — also a professor at JNU. Choudhary said President Murmu had assured the delegation that she would have the matter investigated after they sought action against Mr. “The President has assured us that she will have the matter investigated and ensure appropriate action is taken,” Ms. Choudhary said. “The incident that took place at JNU involved Professor Bimol Akoijam, a Congress MP from Manipur,” she said, adding that 11 young women had submitted a written complaint detailing the alleged misconduct. “The young women who filed the complaint are also living in fear,” she said, adding that the delegation had requested the President to ensure their full protection and safety. “We came today to appeal to and request the President to ensure that the person who continues to be a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha is also dismissed from the House,” she said.
Earlier reporting noted: BJP women MPs to meet President today to seek Congress MP’s dismissal over JNU sexual harassment case A group of women lawmakers from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will call on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhawan on Tuesday to register their complaint against Congress MP Bimol Akoijam, seeking his dismissal from Parliament.
